sleepout

noun

1. (Australia, New-Zealand)A veranda or other outbuilding used as a sleeping area.

   “She could see the dark bulk of the sleepout: no lights there either.”

   “As I squeeze headfirst out of the sleepout, something invisible tugs at my legs.”

2. an organised group of people sleeping in the open, often as a form of protest or to raise public awareness of an issue such as homelessness.
3. a holiday in Africa where travellers sleep away from their home, generally in an open air safari lodge, private home or guest house.